/ˈdreɪfəs, ˈdraɪ-; French dreɪˈfüs/Show Spelled[drey-fuhs, drahy-; French drey-fys]Show IPA
noun
Al·fred /ˈælfrɪd; Frenchalˈfrɛd/Show Spelled[al-frid; Frenchal-fred]Show IPA, 1859–1935, French army officer of Jewish descent: convicted of treason 1894, 1899; acquitted 1906.
Alfred (alfrɛd). 1859--1935, French army officer, a Jew whose false imprisonment for treason (1894) raised issues of anti-semitism and militarism that dominated French politics until his release (1906)